Can the laundry room make a comeback as a socially activated common area
Not quite sure it's time to freshen up your clubhouse? Take a hint from your residents. All of last year, only one resident at the 351-unit Village Park of Auburn Hills rented out the property's drab, 1980s country-style clubhouse for a social event.
Spacious rooms. Walk-in closets. Gleaming hardwood floors. Years ago, renters and condo buyers seeking a rental or condo could be wooed by these must-have amenities, considered high-life luxuries at the time.
Ten years ago, apartments rented for an average of $724, the last of the echo boomers were still toddling around their parents' living rooms, and President Clinton was presiding over the start of the tech boom.